Acts 8:26-40 / John 6:44-51
What do we think it is that will keep giving us joy in this world?
When we have thought enough about it, then we may realize that almost everything is passing and fleeting.
Whatever contentment or satisfaction that we had seem to fade off and there will be other longings and yearnings.
In the 1st reading, we heard of the Ethiopian eunuch on his way back from Jerusalem and he was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
The Spirit sent Philip to him to explain the scriptures and the Good News of Jesus.
Subsequently he baptized the eunuch and though the eunuch never saw Philip, he went on his way rejoicing.
It is amazing how the Word of God can have such a wonderful effect on the eunuch.
But that wonderful effect of the Word of God should all the more be upon us. We have the Word of God and the Eucharist.
When we truly believe that the Word of God is a lamp for our steps and a light for our paths, and that the Eucharist fills us with life, we will also go on our way with rejoicing.